The first day of service, the 8 passenger self-driving shuttle - which is a part of a 12-month pilot project in Las Vegas - sensed a semi-truck backing out of an alleyway, stopped and was hit.
“It’s a perfect example of the human error that we’re trying to avoid,” says John Moreno, a spokesperson for AAA.
The pilot project will test how the self-driving shuttle fares as part of the city's transportation network while exposing the public to driverless technology.
Read more of the original article at Wired.
As the world becomes more technologically dependent and complex, Ford Motor Company's CEO Jim Hackett wants the company to build the iPhone of autonomous vehicles.
Hackett looks at Ford’s evolution much like Snapchat when compared to one of the earliest messaging mediums, the Pony Express.
“Ford’s future is not about giving up the car,” Hackett said. “But there’s no dumb cars in the future. There can’t be. We have to evolve these things to be ever smarter.”
Read more of the original article at The Detroit News.
Clients of LeasePlan USA can expect more from their telematics solution through a partnership with MapAnything.
Under the service agreement, fleets will have access to MapAnything’s advanced telematics and field productivity solutions through their Salesforce.com integration.
General Motors’ customers will realize an even larger benefit with MapAnything Live’s OnStar integration.
ARI in partnership with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) will host a free webinar on Tuesday, November 14 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) featuring ARI’s Director of Lease Portfolio Management Jesse Mann.
During the webinar, Lease vs. Purchase in the Era of New Accounting Rules – What’s Best for Your Fleet, Mann will discuss the differences between leasing, financing and purchasing fleet vehicles and the impact each can have on an organization’s fiscal outlook.
“For many businesses, navigating complex acquisition scenarios can be overwhelming but it is vital that you have the insight and tools necessary to make the best possible long-term decision for your organization,” said Mann.
NIO, a Chinese-backed electric vehicle startup wants to bring an autonomous electric car to the U.S. by 2020, has raised more than $1billion.
Fundraising delays have hindered other Chinese-backed electric car startups.
"NIO’s also the company whose EP9 supercar became the fastest purely electric car around the Nürburgring Nordschleife this year with a time of 6 minutes, 45.9 seconds, so they’re up to some cool stuff beyond just SUVs."
Read more of the original article at Jalopnik.